Hollis Hammonds is a multimedia artist whose work, built on memory and utilizing evidence from the public collective consciousness, investigates social issues ranging from economic disparity and state violence to environmental degradation and human-made disasters. Her dystopian drawings and found-object installations have been widely exhibited throughout the US, including solo exhibitions at venues such as Women & Their Work in Austin, TX, Redux Contemporary Art Center in Charleston, SC, Dishman Art Museum in Beaumont, TX, and the Reed Gallery in Cincinnati, OH. Hammonds has been an artist-in-residence at McColl Center for Art + Innovation, the Ucross Foundation, Atlantic Center for the Arts, and the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation. Hollis is also part of the collaborative team Hammonds + West whose multimedia projects and exhibitions revolve around the theme of climate grief and making visible individual contributions to climate change. Hammonds is the author of Drawing Structure: Conceptual and Observational Techniques and has had her creative work featured in New American Paintings, Manifest’s International Drawing Annual, FOA (Friend of the Artist Magazine), Uppercase Magazine, and Art on Paper. She is currently a Professor of Art at St. Edward’s University in Austin, TX.

In May of 2024, Flatbed published “Disappearance: Icons of Excess” with Hammonds. The hand-drawn lithograph with chine collé relief etching vignettes combines Hammonds’ themes of nature contrasted with human over-indulgence. Hammonds writes: “My focus lies in conveying the fragility of nature and the impact of human actions on the environment, drawing inspiration from the mysterious depths of forests and piles of debris”

Printed in an edition of ten, this lithograph measures 34 1/4 x 48 1/4 inches. It will be featured in the upcoming December 2024 exhibition “Finale” at Flatbed Center for Contemporary Printmaking.

Find this print in the Hollis Hammonds collection.